Betty Hahn Bernbaum
Betty Hahn Bernbaum | |
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Betty Bernbaum, from a 1962 publication of the United States Department of State | |
| Born | Elizabeth R. Hahn March 20, 1918 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | June 20, 2003 (aged 85) Collington, Maryland |
| Occupation(s) | Ambassador's wife, writer, ham radio operator |
| Spouse | Maurice M. Bernbaum |
Elizabeth "Betty" Hahn Bernbaum (March 20, 1918 – June 20, 2003) was an American ambassador's wife and writer. She was called "a ball of diplomatic fire" for her embassy activities. She was decorated by the President of Ecuador for her amateur radio work, and wrote a memoir, Adventures in Latin America: The Life of One Foreign Service Wife (1992).